Bencic v. City of Malden

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• holding that negligent supervision claim arising from teacher’s failure to prevent harm to child who was injured while fleeing from an altercation with another student is barred by § 10(6)
• negligent supervision claim of plaintiff, a special needs student, failed because supervision of students generally, and a special needs student in particular, is a discretionary function
• “standards for dealing with disruptive student behavior are not readily ascertainable and ‘must be as variable as the personalities of the students and the settings in which disruptions occur’ ”} (citations omitted
• negligent supervision claim of plaintiff, a special needs student injured while fleeing from an altercation with another student, failed because supervision of students generally, and a special needs student in particular, was a discretionary function
• claim of negligent supervision controlled by Wightman and Cady
• supervision of students was a discretionary function

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